Time for Sledding!!

Ok, so not in THAT sense. We don't have snow....yet. (Mark my words....it's going to be a baaaad winter.) Anyway, we went sledding inside the house tonight. We padded Carter in a laundry basket and pushed/pulled him all over the house. He was squealing like a little girl!!

This picture came out blurry and I'm so bummed! But it was an action shot and Carter was moving around like a mad man. I'm still glad I got his squealing though.

I'm not sure what's going on with Eric's face here. It's creepy. At least Carter is cute! Hee hee

Dang, that kid is just really, really cute. And I'm not even biased about it!

Push, mom!!

We had so much fun tonight.

Weekend Adventures

We started out with a bath. Always fun.....big mess for mama to clean up.

Then we went over to Grandma Barb's. We played with kitchen stuff - which seems to be way more exciting than actual toys.....that cost a lot of money. Go figure.
And while we were highlighting mama's hair, we played with Carter's a bit. Eric will kill me for taking this picture. Muahaha.....what are mom's for? I have to set up scenarios for those dates in the teenage years, right? I knew you would understand. Then we played in Grandma's old rocking chair.
Then, we went over to Grandma Michelle's house for a yummy dinner. Aunt Ashley gave Carter his first big hair cut. It went.......not so well. It was a battle, to say the least! I'm sure every mother who has been through this knows what I'm talkin' about. It started out ok.
Then went downhill rather quickly. I caption the picture below "is this thing loaded?" and I know I shouldn't. It's nothing at all to joke about. But darn, it's funny! He wanted to be done N-O-W.
We had to have a mommy intervention. I tried my best to talk him into being good.
He opted to not take my advice. Hey, that's cool. We will have many talks like this. In the end, after many years of growing, most children realize that moms really DO know what they are talking about.
And this WAS necessary. I wasn't going to leave the haircut half done.
And in the end, we had to bring in the big guns, Nemo himself.
All done! Whew!!

Definition Please

Understimulated:

dispassionate, unaffected, bored

Playtime

Carter was in a really playful mood last night. He loves playing peek-a-boo......crawling around a corner and then peeking back around to make sure you are still there and playing along.

Here he is playing on the shelves by the front door. He's not supposed to be playing here. He knows it. Notice the piece of coral (brought back from honeymoon) lying on the floor. He gets in trouble for this.

And then he quickly crawls away........and peeks around the corner of the couch. Honestly, how can a person stay mad at him?
Then it was bath time and the ham really came out! Along with the mohawk and the squeals.
And the posing.
And the rocking out, dude. He's so fun!

Things I Love....

A full fridge. Now that Carter is on "real" food (as opposed to baby food), our fridge isn't taken over by jars of baby food. It's stocked full of yummy food for ALL of us to eat.....and a lot of milk. We go through lots. Because now that Carter can drink the real stuff, I have gotten myself back into the same routine. I don't drink enough milk.....and let's face it. Milk does a body good. So, the fridge is now full of yummy stuff. And for anyone who has seen my fridge before, it's anything BUT full. So this is refreshing.

Happy Fall!

One thing I love about Idaho is that we get all four seasons. And I truly do enjoy all four of them. Fall is here. The air has cooled....the air conditioner is off for good. The windows are open throughout the entire day, and some at night. I love laying in bed with Eric and feeling the cool breeze float through our room. And I love waking up in the morning all snuggled under the covers, avoiding getting out of bed because it's so cold in the room. The leaves have started to turn and are fluttering throughout the streets. Next paycheck, I will be getting Carter's Halloween costume.....and it's a secret!

Carter Update

So I need to catch up on Carter pictures. Everything has been about wedding and honeymoon for a while (with the exception of his first birthday pictures). So, here we go!

Relaxing with mom. Teething with molars......yes, times are FUN in our house most nights!
*sigh* He's just too cute.
Sampling some baked potatoes and corn.
I absolutely love this picture....playtime!
Can you find the child hidden within this mess?! The NEW play area! I packed up all the baby toys and moved all the toys from the first birthday in. Note: it does NOT look this organized right now.
I love this new camera. My old camera would have never made a cool photo like this. He LOVES balloons!
This little man is a cart-pushing machine! He loves playing with his cart, and the other toys that have wheels so he can push them and practice walking.
We have child-proofed most of the drawers/cabinets. Some really don't need it just yet. Example: the cabinet that has all the pitchers. He can't really do much harm there, so I let him play. Here he is after I walked around the corner and caught him.

Honeymoon

Welcome to our honeymoon. 5 day cruise in the Caribbean....stopping in Grand Cayman and Cozumel, Mexico. Later, Grand Cayman was cancelled to avoid the hurrican. So we stopped in Progreso, Mexico instead on Wednesday, and Cozumel, Mexico on Thursday.

Standing on the top deck.
Our room.




Smiling now.....before we hit rough waters!

Eric enjoying a cold drink and a dip in the pool.
Enjoying my toes. Surprised the paint lasted that long!
Our first towel animal!
After the first fancy dinner night.

Eric at the water park on the ship.

Look how sweaty he is! He did not adjust to the humidity well. Me? I LOVE it - I could live in it.
The open waters......before we hit hurricane waters.
Our towel elephant!

Getting ready for one of the fancy dinners.

Eric in Progreso, Mexico.
Eric at the entrance to Chichen Itza....sitting next to a plant that is one of the ingredients in Tequila!
Chichen Itza!!! Amazing.

I spotted this fella waaaaay on top of a rock wall. I am seriously zoomed to the max on the new, fancy camera. I was complimented by several people for my "eye" and catching this lizard friend.

This is a little Mayan lady - a true decendent. I felt bad taking a picture of her, but I had to. I couldn't help myself. And it was quick - she never knew it happened. But the Mayan people were very small in build - this lady was 78 years old and very small. The movies make these cultures out to be big, tall warrior-like people. They are very far from it.
The underground river. Since the Yucatan Peninsula's highest elevation is only 200 feet, they don't have rivers like "we" do. Everything is underground, and then the earth caves in and exposes the rivers that are running underneath the surface. Very awesome - and YES, they are seriously that green. Everything there is that green. They don't lack for rain, that's for sure.

WOW - this place is just amazing. Words don't do it justice.....standing at the base of these structures....they just tower over you and it's amazing how way back then, they knew how to construct these wonders.
Us and the ship (ours is on the right).
Our towel bull.
Eric in Cozumel. We supported their local economy. It is cheaper than ours, afterall.

Beer, margarita and a Cuban. Yup.
Senor Frog's. The guy wanted $27 for this same picture on HIS camera. Uh, no thanks.


Let's do it!

Getting ready to go snorkeling.
Paradise!
Enjoying some quiet time in the hammock.
I swear, we can't go anywhere without Eric going off on some little safari to find an animal. Here is a hermit crab he found.
We had to do it. I wanted to find a stick, but Eric used his toes. Whatever!

The beach house we decided to purchase. Yeah right!!! But whoever it is that owns this house.....NICE!!
Awwww....they knew we were honeymooners. There were tons of us on the ship!
Last night - last fancy dinner.
Last night!!! Almost time to head back home and see our little guy. *sniffle*